Easy & Quick Sambar (Kerala Recipe)
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Serves: 4-5
 
Ingredients
  • Toor Dal – ¾ cup
  • Onion – 1 small
  • Potato – 2 medium
  • Carrot – 1 small
  • Drumstick - 1
  • Tomato - 1
  • Chilli powder – 1 tsp
  • Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
  • Coriander powder – 2 tsp
  • Sambar powder – 2 tsp
  • Water – 3 cup
  • Asafoetida (kayam) – ⅓ tsp
  • Tamarind – small ball (lemon size)
  • Salt
  • For Tempering
  • Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
  • Oil – 4 tbsp
  • Curry leaves
  • Dry red chillies - 4
Instructions
  1. Cut all the vegetables into medium-sized pieces. Soak tamarind in ¼ cup of water for some time. Squeeze and take the extract from it.
  2. Wash dal and take it in a cooker.
  3. Add vegetables to the cooker. Add water and salt and mix well.
  4. Pressure cook the same. ( I go for 2 whistles and immediately remove the cooker from stove. Open cooker once steam goes completely)
  5. Now bring it to boil again, add all the masala, tamarind extract, kayam and allow it to boil for another 2-3 min.
  6. In another pan heat oil and splutter mustard seeds, add curry leaves dry red chillies and pour it over the curry prepared.
Recipe by Vimmy's Recipe World at http://vimmysrecipeworld.com/easy-quick-sambar-kerala-recipe/